The king is dead
Subtitle: the last will and testament of Henry VIII
By: Suzannah Lipscomb
Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781681772547
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Will; HISTORY / Europe / Western; Wills; History; HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain; HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century
Other titles: Last will and testament of Henry VIII
Description: "Henry's will is one of the most intriguing and contested documents in British history. Historians have disagreed over its intended meaning, its authenticity and validity, and the circumstances of its creation. As well as examining the background to the drafting of the will and describing Henry's last days, Suzannah Lipscomb offers her own ... interpretation of one of the most significant constitutional documents of the Tudor period"--

Contains primary source material.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-185) and index.
Table of contents: title: The death of a king; title: The last decade; title: The last year; title: The final months; title: The making of the will; title: The faith of the King; title: The succession; title: The "unwritten will"; title: The legacy of the will; title: Appendix I. Henry VIII's last will and testament : a transcription; title: Appendix II. Council personnel; title: Appendix III. Highlights from Henry VIII's inventory.